Category: Windows Home Server

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Add-In: Digital ArcHound – Digital Archiving for Windows Home Server

Digital ArcHound is digital archiving software that allows you to quickly store digital copies of all of your documents so that you can not only get rid of the bulky papers, copies of bills, old tax records, receipts, etc, but quickly access them digitally using your Home Server and the ArcHound search engine. Available as […]

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Sonos Software WHS Compatible

Sonos is a multi-room wireless system that lets you stream your digital music all over your house from any PC which can include a Windows Home Server. Well, good news the software has been updated to version 2.5 build 8646171 which improves compatibility for streaming music tracks from the Windows Home Server and has been […]

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WHS Website Launches in Japan

Today in Japan Microsoft’s official website for Windows Home Server was launched @ http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx Japan we welcome you. Thanks to ?ukasz Foks for the info.

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The PC Gear Home Server

Technology site Geekzone has a review on The PC Gear Home Server from New Zealand supplier PC Gear. Priced at $1,199.90 incl. GST ($905, £442) it’s not cheap, but it includes the following: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 CPU Gigabyte LGA775 Motherboard with Gigabit LAN 1GB DDR2 RAM (dual channel) 1 Terabyte of storage (2x […]

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WHS User's Guide – Get It Today

If you’re searching for a practical and comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Windows Home Server, then we have the answer for you. Written for the Beginner to Advanced IT enthusiasts, Andrew Edney’s new book the Windows Home Server User’s Guide should be in the warehouses next week and on their way to your […]

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Bits and Bobs

Reviews -All Four We have four reviews from around the web on Windows Home Server. First up is the small network builders resource PracticallyNetworked.com with their review. Next is technology enthusiast Paul Smith, with his run down of Home Server and then Christopher Price has a review of Windows Home Server on his site entitled […]

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ATT, Comcast, Time Warner – Uploads and Downloads to Time Out Automatically

I got a letter today from one of our readers in the States, now if you are a heavy user of RDP and FTP this could affect you. Over to Don: I would like to inform that anyone who is using ATT or Comcast in some areas are going to run into problems with WHS. […]

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French Home Automation Webcast

Microsoft enthusiast and evangelist Benjamin Gauthey has posted a two minute Webcast in French showing a D-Link IP camera being remotely controlled via the web sites pane within the remote management interface of Windows Home Server. Available from here. English translation by Google.

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Tick, Tock … What’s Up with the WHS Clock? – Time Synch Problems

One thing that surprised me when I was installing Windows Home Server was the fact that it didn’t ask me for a time zone.  Sure enough, when it finished booting up after the install the time was 2 hours off for me.  WHS defaults to GMT -8, which is great if you live in California, […]

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Backup Windows Home Server via FTP

Remote or off-site backups are a great solution for those who wish to protect their WHS files from fire, flood or theft. This adds a great layer of redundancy in case of catastrophic loss. For WHS there are a few remote or on-line backup options out there (iDrive-E, Mozy, Carbonite) and some even offer a […]